8Days Safaris Northern Explorer

This safari works out perfectly if you have exactly one week to spare. Visitors tend to depart on the same flight in which they arrived a week earlier. This remains one of our most popular safaris as it does justice to all the four main National Parks of the Northern Circuit of Tanzania

Day 1

Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport. Transfer to Arusha for Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

Day 2:

Depart for Lake Manyara. Lunch at the Hotel.Afternoon game drive of Lake Manyara National Park, with the possibility of sighting the famous tree-climbing lions. Here you can see a variety of habitats and diverse animals and birds. Witness the large flock of flamingoes descending on Lake Manyara.
Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

Day 3:

After breakfast, depart for Serengeti.Lunch at your lodge.Afternoon game drive of Serengeti National Park.
Dinner and overnight at your lodge .

Day 4:

After breakfast, full day game drive in Serengeti (with picnic lunch). Here can be found the largest concentration of plain animals - 4 million and 500 species of birds. You can hope to see predators chasing their prey and enjoying their kill, and the scenery is spectacular.
Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Day 5:

After breakfast, morning game drive in Serengeti National Park. After lunch,depart for Ngorongoro via Olduvai Gorge, site of archeological findings,
where traces of pre-historic man dating back to 3.5 million years ago have been discovered.
Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Day 6:

After breakfast, full day tour of Ngorongoro.Here you can see a spectacular concentration of wildlife, including the big five. Drive across the dense forest and near the soda lake and enjoy viewing a variety of bird life. Ascend to the
lodge from the 2000ft. deep crater. Picnic lunch on the way.
Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Day 7:

After breakfast, depart for Tarangire.Lunch at a Tarangire Lodge.Afternoon game drive of Tarangire National Park. During the dry season, Tarangire is spectacular
in its concentration of wildlife. Many of the migratory species come back to the permanent waters of the Tarangire river, from which the park derives its name. Large herds of wildebeest, zebras, elephants, eland, and oryx gather until the beginning of the rains when they migrate to other areas for grazing.
Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Day 8:

After breakfast, short game drive of Tarangire National Park.
Depart for Arusha.
Lunch in Arusha.
Depart for Kilimanjaro International Airport.
Check-in for your International Flight.

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We can quote for accommodation at TAHI Lodges or for 5 star Serena or Sopa hotels, please inquire for supplements.

Cost of the above itinerary includes

Airport transfers
1 night in Arusha,
accommodation as per itinerary
all meals, game drive, park fees, all government taxes,
all service charges,services of an experienced English-speaking driver guide.

This is a private safari, which means there will not be any other persons to join you on your safari.